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November 28

4 sourced moments from November 28 in history: Magellan's fleet emerged from its strait into the Pacific Ocean (1520); Shakespeare's Marriage Bond (1582); The Royal Society was founded by 12 men in London in 1660, plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on November 28

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1964 Space · Space Exploration

Mariner 4 launched for Mars in 1964 after its twin failed

Three weeks after Mariner 3 was lost to a stuck nose shroud, NASA rebuilt the part and sent Mariner 4 on a 228-day trip to Mars.

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1660 Science · The Scientific Method

The Royal Society was founded by 12 men in London in 1660

Twelve men met after a Gresham College lecture on 28 November 1660 and founded the Royal Society. It took 285 years to admit a woman.

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1582 Culture & Arts · Literature

Shakespeare's Marriage Bond

A single surviving slip of parchment is one of the only documents that places the young playwright firmly in the historical record.

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1520 Geography · Borders & Maps

Magellan's fleet emerged from its strait into the Pacific Ocean

After a brutal 38-day passage through a frozen southern labyrinth, three battered ships sailed into an ocean so calm it earned a hopeful name.

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